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Now, Voyager

Academy Award winner Bette Davis stars with Paul Henreid in one of the greatest screen romances of all time--Now, Voyager. Young Charlotte Vale (Davis) leads a deeply repressed life, suffering under a domineering mother, until psychiatrist Dr. Jaquith (Claude Rains) encourages her to emerge from her cocoon. On a trans-Atlantic voyage, Vale falls in love with Jerry Durrence (Paul Henreid), who is trapped in a loveless marriage. Rather than break up Durrence's marriage, Vale becomes a surrogate mother to his emotionally disturbed daughter, rescuing her from the fate from which she was rescued by Dr. Jaquith.

Academy Award winner Bette Davis stars with Paul Henreid in one of the greatest screen romances of all time--Now, Voyager. Young Charlotte Vale (Davis) leads a deeply repressed life, suffering under a domineering mother, until psychiatrist Dr. Jaquith (Claude Rains) encourages her to emerge from her cocoon. On a trans-Atlantic voyage, Vale falls in love with Jerry Durrence (Paul Henreid), who is trapped in a loveless marriage. Rather than break up Durrence's marriage, Vale becomes a surrogate mother to his emotionally disturbed daughter, rescuing her from the fate from which she was rescued by Dr. Jaquith.